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Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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SOMA HERZOG, QF NEW YRK, N. Y.

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Application filed September 15, 1919.

To all whom t may cof/cern Be it known that I, SOMA IIEnzoo, a citi zen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to toys and has for its object to provide a toyconsisting of one or more components or figures capable of movements relatively to each other and to the other parts of the toy to produce various effects. A further object of my invention is to include in the toy, simple and eiiicient actuating means whereby manipulation of the components thereof is brought about. My invention will be fully described here inafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying` drawings, which I show several specific embodiments of my invention without defining its limits, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of one form of toy; Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section of another form; Fig. 4 is a detail end View thereof, partly in section and Fig. 5 is a detail view of an actuating means forming part of my invention.

In its preferred form the toy comprises a carrying element or body mounted upon wheels and including one or more movable figures constructed to represent characters,` human or animal, and of sufficient weight, or weighted, to return to the normal position by gravity and actuated against the force of gravity by means of a lever or levers coperating with actuating mechanism driven by the wheels of the body when the lattery is in' motion.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the carrying element or body 10 is hollow and is mounted upon front wheels 11 and rear wheels 12 carried respectively by axles 13 and 14. The figures 15 and 16 comprising the movable elements, in this example of my invention, are fashioned in the form of galloping horses andare piv otally mounted at 17 upon a pivot block 18 secured upon the top 19 of the body 10 in any suitable manner. The figures 15 and 16 are continued in the form of levers 2O which extend into the body 10 through slots 21 formed in said top 19 at the proper points. The levers 20 project into the circular paths of pins 22 extending in opposite directions from and carried by a disk 23 secured upon Specification of Letters Patent.

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the axle 14 of the rear wheels 12 and partaking of the motion thereof; in the preferred arrangement the pins 22 are located upon the disk 23 in olf-set relation to each other, for instance, at points dianietrically opposite to each other as shown. This form of toy may include in addition a `figure 24 representing a driver seated upon a seat 25 which is secured upon the top 19 in any convenient manner. The toy may further be provided with an eyelet 26 or equivalent device to which a cord or the like may be attached whereby said toy is propelled on the wheels 11 and 12.

In operation as the toy is caused to travel on its wheels 11 and 12, these will rotate in the customary manner and through the medium of the axle 14 will bring about a rotation of the disk 23. This causes the pins 22 to travel in circular paths and to periodically engage the levers 2O which, because of the camming action of the pins 22 thereon, are pivotally swung upon the pivot 17 which movement is communicated to the horses 15 and 16 and imparts thereto a lifelike galloping motion. Because of the off-set relation of the pins 22 upon the disk 23 the horses 15 and 16 are alternately actuated against the force of gavity. As the pins 22, after having exerted their camming action upon the levers 20 and in continuing their paths of travel move away from said levers, the latter under the weight of the horses 15 and 16 are returned to normal po sition in contact with the axle 14, said horses at the same time reassuming 'their normal positions. ils the traveling` movements of the pins are generally speaking fairly rapid the levers 2O will be quickly relieved vfrom the influence thereof and will, as a result, engage the shaft 14 with an audible blow. The alternate audible impacting of the levers 20 against the axle 14 thus produces the audible effect of galloping horses, which effe-:qt is magnified and heightened because of the amplifying action of the hollow body 10, the top 19 of which may be said to act in the nature of a sound board. A, very realistic result isthus obtained which adds to the interest of the child in the toy and maintains its popularity far beyond that of the customary traveling toy which is silent with respect to any effects such as the above.

In Fig. 3 the lever 20a corresponding to the levers 20, depends from a ligure 24a representing a human being in a seated posture, said figure 2d being pivoted at 17a upon a pivot bloclr 18 mounted upon the top 19 of the body 10. The lever 2OEL projects downwardly through a slot 21a formed in the top 19 and between two spaced disks 25L and'into the circular paths of a pair of pins 22ZL extending between said disks Jfor instance, at diametrically opposite points.`

The dislrs 23a are carried upon the axle ll and partake of the rotative movements thereoic when the toy is propelled upon the wheels 12.

ln this iorm, as the disks 23a travel in their circular paths, the pins 22a will successively engage the lever 20L and by reason of the I'act that they exert a camming action thereon, will cause the gure 24a to be swung upwardly on the pivot 17th As the pins 222l in continuing their travel move away from the lever 20 the ligure 24sL will drop back to its normal position by gravity, the lever 2Oa partaking of this movement and likewise resuming its normal position. The action of the pins 22L upon the lever 201l in co-action with the force of gravity thus produce a rising and falling oi the ligure 241C@L which is extremely amusing` and entertaining to the child.

The actuating mechanism illustrated in Fig. 5 shows a combination of the two forms previously described and indicates how the invention may be further developed to produce predetermined effects and combinations of cllects. rlhe spaced disks 23il mounted upon the axle 14 in addition to carrying the pins 22, as in Fig. 8, carry also a pair of pins 22b corresponding to the pins 22 of Figs. 1 and 2. lVith this arrangement of actuating mechanism a toy comprising a combination of the two previously described is possible or said actuating mechanism may be utilized to bring about movements of components otherwise arranged on the body.

The essentials of the present invention may be said to comprise a lever operatively connected with a ligure located above the top of the body and either heavy enough by its own weight or otherwise weighted to always return to its normal position by gravity, in combination with a wheel draft, and driven mechanism including pins for periodically engaging said lever to impart a motion to the figure and thenpassing out of the way ol said lever to permit the ligure to reassume its normal position. These essentials may be arranged in any number of different combinations as will be readily apparent.

The toy in all of its forms is simple in construction and need contain no metal parts whereby the child may be injured, the illustrating examples showing toys con structed substantially entirely of wood.

ylhe toy may be constructed to include any type of ligures movable to simulate dilerent natural movements and may be grotesque and funny or otherwise as desired.

Various changes in the specilic forms shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing irom the spirit of my invention.

l claim:

1. A toy comprising a supporting body, an axle rotatably mounted thereon, wheels carried by said axle, a ligure pivotally mounted upon the body and movable in a vertical plane, said ligure being capable ot returning to its normal position by gravity, a lever operatively connected with said figure and extending downwardly therefrom and actuating mechanism mounted upon said axle and rotatable in a plane parallel with the planes of rotation of said wheels whereby said lever is periodically actuated to operate said ligure and to permit it to resume its normal position by gravity.

2. A toy comprising a supporting body, an axle rotatably mounted thereon, wheels carried by said axle, a ligure pivotally mounted upon the body and capable oi returning to its normal position by gravity, a lever extending downwardly from said ligure beyond said axle, a dislr lixed upon said axle and rotatable therewith and a pin projecting from the tace of said dislr to periodically engage said lever whereby said ngure is actuated in one direction and to relieve said lever whereby said ligure is actuated in a return direction by gravity; said axle forming a stop Jfor said lever whereby said return movement of said ligure is arrested.

3. A toy comprising a hollow body, an axle journaled on the same, wheels secured upon said axle, a plurality of movable figures mounted upon said body and projecting above the same, levers pivotally mounted upon said body and connected with said figures, said leversy extending into said body, a disk fixed upon said axle and arranged to partake oi' the rotative movements of said wheels and pins projecting` in opposite directions from said dislr and arranged to periodically swing said levers whereby said figures are actuated and to relieve said levers whereby said ligures are permitted to reassume their normal positions by gravity, said levers when relieved engaging said axle with audible impacts to simulate predetermined ellects in accordance with the characteristics ot the originals represented by the figures.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SOMA HERZOG. 

